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Rick Santorum says after ‘Obamacare,’ all Americans will be dependent on the federal government

By Louis Jacobson March 8, 2012

After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of…

Rick Santorum says almost half of Americans receive federal benefits

By Louis Jacobson March 8, 2012

"A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to…

Rep. Gerry Connolly claims stock market doubles since Obama took oath

March 8, 2012

Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"

Dem candidate for Wisconsin governor says GOP Gov. Scott Walker keeps schedule secret

March 8, 2012

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doesn't make his calendar public -- "he's on our dime and we don't know where he is."

Chris Christie claims proposed budget is smaller than the level of state spending when he took office

By Bill Wichert March 8, 2012

Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office."

Rick Scott says state pension fund is “not funded”

March 7, 2012

"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."

David Axelrod says Barack Obama won more Ohio votes than Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum combined

By Louis Jacobson March 7, 2012

"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."

Mitt Romney says the Iranians released hostages in 1981 because they feared Ronald Reagan’s approach to foreign policy

By Louis Jacobson March 7, 2012

Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of "peace through strength" is why "the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan…

Rick Santorum says happiness ‘at the time of our founders’ was ‘doing what you ought to do’

By Becky Bowers March 7, 2012

"If you look up the dictionary definition of happiness at the time of our founders … happiness was not doing what you want to do…

Rick Santorum says government lets health insurers keep only 15 percent of their revenue

By Molly Moorhead March 7, 2012

Says the federal government "tells health insurance companies how much money they're allowed to keep of what they receive in revenues -- 15 percent."

Christie’s pension contributions would represent 75 percent of the total payments made between 1995 and 2010, assemblyman says

By Bill Wichert March 7, 2012

Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in…

Marijuana use claim close to the mark

By Eric Stirgus March 7, 2012

"Fifty percent of the graduating class of the year 2012 will have smoked marijuana or have done illegal drugs."

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